Effects of respiratory rehabilitation training combined with Corbrin Capsule on the inflammatory response and pulmonary fibrosis in patients with silicosis complicated by COPD

Objective: To explore the effects of respiratory rehabilitation training combined with Corbrin Capsule on the inflammatory response and pulmonary fibrosis in patients with silicosis complicated by COPD. Methods: A total of 80 patients with silicosis complicated by COPD who were treated in our hospital between January 2013 and December 2016 were selected as the research subjects and randomly divided into control group (n=40) and observation group (n=40). Control group were treated with Corbrin Capsule on the basis of routine treatment, and observation group were treated with respiratory rehabilitation training combined with Corbrin Capsule on the basis of routine treatment. The differences in serum levels of inflammatory factors and pulmonary fibrosis indexes were compared between the two groups before intervention, after 6 months of intervention and after 1 year of intervention. Results: Before intervention, there was no statistically significant difference in serum levels of inflammatory factors and pulmonary fibrosis indexes between the two groups. After 6 months of intervention and after 1 year of intervention, serum inflammatory factors IL-6, IL-8, IL-12, IL-17, IL-18 and MCP-1 levels of observation group were lower than those of control group;serum pulmonary fibrosis indexes PCⅢ, LN, HA, ICAM-1 and HO-1 contents were lower than those of control group. Conclusion: Respiratory rehabilitation training combined with Corbrin Capsule therapy can effectively reduce the systemic inflammatory response and inhibit the pulmonary fibrosis process in patients with silicosis complicated by COPD.